Well for me, a survival/action (whatever you want to call it) horror games are supposed to be incredibly difficult, it heightens the experience. If they put a Hardcore mode in the game, there's a reason for it and I want the full experience the first time I play through it. I could not care less about achievements in any game. They are just superficial elements that try to keep people coming back which I think is a waste. If you make a good game, people will continue to play it, even without achievements.

I also only play at night, with headphones, by myself just cause its awesome!

Yeah I still have DS1 installed with clear saves on Hard and Impossible. Actually just finished up a new Impossible run last night in prep for DS2. So I think I get the DS1 Cutter for DS2, but I have yet to confirm.

Hadn't played DS1 in about a year. So fun.

But I will not start DS2 until I can play it on Hardcore and its dark outside.

The default keyboard layout is the same as DS1 so its set up for WSAD but thats easy enough to change.

I checked for mouse control and yes, all the issues from the first game are resolved. Vsync on or off mouse control is precise and responsive. Unfortunately, if you enable Vsync in-game, framerate is locked at 30. So disable Vsync in-game and enable Vsync and Triple Buffering through D3DOverrider. This will allow Vsync and a solid 60FPS in game (depending on your rig). This also fixed the mouse issues in DS1.

The default keyboard layout is the same as DS1 so its set up for WSAD but thats easy enough to change.
I checked for mouse control and yes, all the issues from the first game are resolved. Vsync on or off mouse control is precise and responsive. Unfortunately, if you enable Vsync in-game, framerate is locked at 30. So disable Vsync in-game and enable Vsync and Triple Buffering through D3DOverrider. This will allow Vsync and a solid 60FPS in game (depending on your rig). This also fixed the mouse issues in DS1.
So nobody has a cleared savegame?
Google is not resulting in anything yet.

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I had a google aswell, the sites all looked untrustworthy.
If you have a completed savegame from DS1, you definitely qualify for the plasma cutter. You might just have to settle for playing on the hardest setting available without the savegame. At least you get to play it twice though

but hardcore gives you 3times save per game.its little bit too harsh.but if anyone could give me saves i would like to try how its to play on hardcore.i got feeling it will be harder than castlevania hardmode.

If so can you send me a cleared savegame so I can play HC tonight so I don't have to sit here with DS2 installed but refusing to touch it!?

@ Arciks

That's the point though. Did you ever play Resident Evil or RE2 back in the day? Those damn ink ribbons that not only limited saves but also took up inventory. You had to rationalize your moves, weigh the pros/cons, backtrack to items left behind and other puzzles. And when you did backtrack to a room that you thought was clear, some new enemy is there to scare the piss outta you. (REmake Crimson Heads anyone?) And when you died, you didn't have a "checkpoint", it took you to the title screen where you had to start a new game or load your last save.

That is true survival horror. Give me more of those games anyday. Linear, corridor, push-along shooters don't get me all hot and bothered like they used to.

That's the point though. Did you ever play Resident Evil or RE2 back in the day? Those damn ink ribbons that not only limited saves but also took up inventory. You had to rationalize your moves, weigh the pros/cons, backtrack to items left behind and other puzzles. And when you did backtrack to a room that you thought was clear, some new enemy is there to scare the piss outta you. (REmake Crimson Heads anyone?) And when you died, you didn't have a "checkpoint", it took you to the title screen where you had to start a new game or load your last save.

That is true survival horror. Give me more of those games anyday. Linear, corridor, push-along shooters don't get me all hot and bothered like they used to.

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ye i have played all RE games. Like Diablo on hardcore if you die you die, i like such thing in rpg style games but never palayed horror games with it,i would like to try it tho,but than i need saves,because if i will start on normal lvl i will see game and next time i dont think it will be so interesting to play.And tru hardcore game was Doom on nightmare mode i couldnt even finish second stange .

I enjoyed hardes mode for castlevania lord of shadows latley so i guess i couls start play only hardest modes.i guess on pc its easer to play shooters , aiming is faster, so you can make yourself chalenging game.